OpenGTS (Open GPS Tracking System) is an open-source web-based GPS tracking system. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to install OpenGTS on Void Linux.
Before starting the installation, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
Open the terminal and run the following command to update the package repository:
# xbps-install -Suy
Next, install the required packages using the following command:
# xbps-install -y git curl wget tomcat maven mariadb-server
The above command installs the necessary packages for OpenGTS. It includes Git, cURL, wget, Tomcat, Maven, and MariaDB.
Run the following command to start the MariaDB service:
# ln -s /etc/sv/mariadb /var/service/
Next, log in to the MariaDB shell using the following command:
# mysql -u root
Create a new database named 'opengts' and create a new user with the name 'opengts' and password 'opengts' using the following command:
MariaDB> CREATE DATABASE opengts;
MariaDB> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opengts.* TO 'opengts'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'opengts';
After creating the database and user, exit the MariaDB shell using the following command:
MariaDB> exit
Create a new directory named 'opengts' in the '/opt' folder and navigate to it using the following commands:
# mkdir /opt/opengts
# cd /opt/opengts
Clone the OpenGTS repository using Git using the following command:
# git clone git://github.com/OpenGTS/OpenGTS_2.6.5.git
Change the directory to the cloned OpenGTS repository:
# cd OpenGTS_2.6.5
Run the following command to build OpenGTS:
# sh ./build.sh
Once the build is complete, navigate to the build folder using the following command:
# cd build
Run the following command to build the WAR file:
# mvn war:war
After the build is complete, the WAR file will be located in the target folder.
Copy the WAR file to Tomcat's webapps folder:
# cp target/OpenGTS.war /var/lib/tomcat/webapps/
Start the Tomcat service using the following command:
# ln -s /etc/sv/tomcat /var/service/
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/OpenGTS to access the OpenGTS login page. Login using the default username 'gts' and password 'admin'.
To configure your GPS device, refer to the OpenGTS documentation available at http://www.opengts.org/docs/.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenGTS on Void Linux.
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